Before possible pay-per-view benefits and other rewards, UFC strawweight champ Zhang Weili took house the most significant revealed payday at UFC 292
Weili made a divulged $520,000 for her dominant win over Amanda Lemos in the co-headliner of the Aug. 19 pay-per-view, topping headliners Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling, who each made a flat $500,000 handbag for their bantamweight title battle.
UFC 292 occurred at TD Garden in Boston. The fighter incomes were exposed to MMA Fighting through a public records demand through the Massachusetts Office of Public Safety and Inspections, which manages the state’s athletic commission.
In the primary occasion, O’Malley recorded the bantamweight title with a second-round knockout of Sterling. In addition to his commission-reported wage, he and Zhang took house $50,000 “Performance of the Night’ benefits. Brad Katona and Cody Gibson, who took on in the bantamweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter 31 competition, likewise each made $50,000 perks for their “Fight of the Night” bout.
A total list of the UFC 292 incomes can be seen listed below. As constantly, these figures do not represent a fighter’s overall profits, as specific sponsorship earnings, pay-per-view rewards, or discretionary post-fight bonus offers are not openly revealed.
Main Card
- Sean O’Malley ($500,000 + no win perk = $500,000) def. Aljamain Sterling ($500,000)
- Zhang Weili ($520,000 + no win perk = $520,000) def. Amanda Lemos ($250,000)
- Ian Machado Garry($50,000 + $50,000 win perk = $100,000) def. Neil Magny($134,000)
- Mario Bautista($43,000 + $43,000 = $86,000) def. Da’Mon Blackshear($27,000)
- Marlon Vera($155,000 + $155,000 win benefit = $310,000) def. Pedro Munhoz($150,000)
Preliminary Card
- Brad Tavares($100,000 + $100,000 = $200,000) def. Chris Weidman($426,000)
- Gregory Rodrigues($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000) def. Denis Tiuliulin($14,000)
- Kurt Holobaugh($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Austin Hubbard($32,000)
- Brad Katona ($32,000 + $32,000 = $64,000) def. Cody Gibson ($15,000)
- Andre Petroski($18,000 + $18,000 = $36,000) def. Gerald Meerschaert($100,000)
- Natalia Silva($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Andrea Lee($70,000)
- Karine Silva($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000) def. Maryna Moroz($50,000)
